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WD221KRYZ-01BBAB0 22TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 116% (1st of 1015)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD221KRYZ-01BBAB0, WDC WD221KRYZ-01
Poor: 96%Average: 116% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD221KRYZ-01BBAB0 22TB averaged 16.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD221KRYZ-01BBAB0 22TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 2.11MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.02MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD221KRYZ-01BBAB0 22TB is 42.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD221KRYZ-01BBAB0 22TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.69MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 119MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 1116%
Min Avg Max
164 Read 201 241
164 Write 200 250
102 Mixed 119 136
169 SusWrite 203 244
133% 181 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.69 1.3
3.8 4K Write 5.02 5.4
1.6 4K Mixed 2.11 2.8
356% 2.61 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
16TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 244 244 246 246 239 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 237
Write 236
Mixed 136
SusWrite 244
157% 213 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.9
329% 2.47 MB/s
10TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 221 226 225 224 224 MB/s
128% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 180
Mixed 126
SusWrite 224
138% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2.2
375% 2.67 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 215 216 216 217 216 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 205
Mixed 121
SusWrite 216
137% 186 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.4
378% 2.63 MB/s
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Typical WD221KRYZ-01BBAB0 22TB Builds (Compare 4,681 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 297%
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Desktop
Desktop 125%
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Workstation
Workstation 390%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $413Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,175x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $250Bench 126%, 41,056 samples907x
Core i7-13700KFIntel  $337Bench 126%, 20,009 samples360x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $727Bench 240%, 46,082 samples687x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,802Bench 370%, 37,290 samples598x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $991Bench 290%, 22,998 samples442x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $192Bench 402%, 182,136 samples539x
990 Pro M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 449%, 61,354 samples416x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 385%, 327,441 samples297x
RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL  $83Bench 173%, 39,467 samples589x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair  $110Bench 162%, 40,739 samples261x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL  $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples119x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $1,415

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